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The WBC approved a 2-pound weight tolerance for featherweight and super-lightweight fighters and a 2.5-pound tolerance for middleweight due to fluid retention. This was a result of the long journey ...
I n the late 1970S, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and House Speaker Tip O’Neill were two of the most powerful people in national ...
Nonito Donaire Jr., already in his forties like his fellow Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao, is taking another shot at ...
Manny Pacquiao’s comeback world title fight with Mario Barrios will still go ahead, despite losing his position in the WBC ...
Manny Pacquiao has been removed from the WBC's rankings just weeks after he re-entered them ahead of his shock return.
Ghanaian boxing icon Professor Azumah Nelson is set to be honoured once again by the World Boxing Council (WBC) as part of the global body’s “Year of Africa” celebrations, with a major ...
MANILA, Philippines — The president of the World Boxing Council (WBC) has admitted it was a “mistake” installing Manny Pacquiao high in its ranking of welterweight fighters. In a video ...
Manny Pacquiao, who won championships in a record eight different weight divisions in his legendary career, heads the hall’s Class of 2025, which will be inducted Sunday in ceremonies at the Turning ...
The WBC has voted unanimously to bestow upon Muhammad Ali the award of ‘Champion of Champions’ of boxing, as well. “The WBC expects all of the present WBC champions of the world to be in ...
June 22, GNA -Ghanaian boxing great, Nana Yaw Konadu has called on President Mahama to prioritise and invest into the sport for the nation to train skilled boxers for international bouts and to derive ...
A secretive decision by the government boxing regulator to strip veteran promoter Brian Amatruda of his license has seen two ...
LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao shrugged off concerns about his decision to return to boxing at the age of 46 as he prepares for next month's world welterweight title comeback against Mario Barrios.